Buckle



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BUCKLE. APPLICATION FILED NOV-14. 19-19.

1,374,691. Pamnted Apr; 12. 1921 Ir1vE/1fqrw.

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enonenjw. moor, or NEW BRITAIN, commcrrcur, Assielvon are THE NORTH a JUDD MANUFACTURING COMPANY,. OF TION QFCONNECTIGU'I.

To all whom it may com-em." 1

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. Tnoor, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to buckles. A buckle involving the invention can be used in widely different fields, one of the many illustrations being in connection with body wear. In this particular case the buckle cooperates with a belt or band, and when set is active to hold the band or belt closed against accidental opening movement. A device involving the invention can be inexpensively and easily made and its working portion will substantially and securely hold the belt closed or similarly function in an equivalent connection.

In the drawings accompanying and form ing part of the present specification I have shown in detail one of the several forms of embodiment of the invention which to enable those skilled in the art to'practice the same will be fully disclosed in the following description. I am obviously in no sense lim- 7 ited to this particular structure; I may depart therefrom in several ways within the scope of the invention defined by the claims following said description.

Referring to said drawings: Figure l is a top plan view of a buckle embodying said invention showing the same associated with a belt.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation and Fig. 3 a longitudinal section of the organization represented in said Fig. 1.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

As I have already noted the buckle is susceptible of use in various fields. It may be used in connection with a belt or strap. Such a belt or strap may be employed in personal wear or to holda package. Or the buckle may be used in entirely different ways.

The buckle selected for illustration is denoted in a general way by 2. As is represented it possesses in its make-up duplicate and opposite side members or pieces as 3 generally flat on their inner and outer faces. These side members or pieces 3 constitute in effect the body of the buckle and are laterally spaced a distance usually slightly;

:Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented. Ap 1212,1921.

Application filed November 14, 1919. Serial No. 337,986.

greater-than the width of-the belt, strap or. band wlth which the buckle is associated.

The lower-edges 4 of: said buckle are'straight and inthe same plane transversely of. the buckle. They simultaneouslycngage a common surface as nearly as practicable. 1 some cases, for instance with a book, these straight edges 4 would abut substantially against the book, although as will be infer-red this is not always-necessary. As-represented'the side members or pieces 3*are connected bya bar as-5 which'is practically at the rear of the buckle and a shortdis- .tance abovethe inner edges 4 of the two side members. In addition to this transverse rear bar 5 the sides 3. are-connected by what might be. considered an* attach- 1 ing bar 6. I call this bar an attaching bar for the reason that'the belt-or strap is attached to or connected with it. The attaching bar 6 is substantially cylindrical and extends from side member to side member of the buckle, and owing toits cylindrical or circular shape will-not chafe orcut the belt or strap connected therewith. A" belt such as that denoted in a general way by 7 answers my purpose, although as will be inferred it is merely illustrative. One end of the belt is passed under the transverse bar 5, then around the attachingftransverse bar 6 and then laid u on the-adjacent portion ofsaid end of the belt, the loop thus formed beingmaintainedin some suitable manner as by the rivets 8 of which there may be any convenientnumber. It-willbe clear: that I the transverse "attaching bar 6 owing to the fact that it is round cannot cut the loop 9 at the attaching end of the belt, band or strap. It will also be clear that the distance between-the under fiat surface of. the rear transverse or stop bar 5 and the straight edges 4 is approximately equal to the two thicknesses of the attaching'end of the belt. Obviously the cylindrical transverse bar 6 is forward of the stop bar 5 a is perpendicular to 'the flat underface of said forward transverse bar. It is believed that it will be evident'upon an inspection of the drawings and partly upon examination of Fig. 3 that the under flat surface of the front transverse bar 10 is in the same plane with the under flat surface of the rear; transverse bar 5. The exact function of this attaching bar-6 and thefront bar 10 is a locker which. is automatic in action and which as shown consists of a roller freely movable when necessary between the said side members. 'As shown this roller consists of a cylinder, the. two endor journal portions 13 of which fit the transversely registering slots 14 in said side .members. These slots are elongated in the direction of the length of the buckle, and they are inclined comparatively slightly upwardly and forwardly. Although this roller or cyline der 12 is free to roll, endwise movement of it is prevented by' the shoulders or heads 15' at the ends thereof, contiguous to the outer surfaces of. said side members. I have already described how one end of the belt or strap is connected with the buckle. The free I end of the belt or strap willv be passed around the roller or cylinder 12 from the back thereof, then over said roller or cylinder, then between the same and the back flat surface of the front transverse bar, and finally under. said bar and laidon the ads j acent free end'portion of the belt or strap. The result of this is that the free end portion of the belt or strap is looped about the roller or cylinder with both branches of the loop assing under. the front transverse bar. 7

In Fig. 2 the roller or cylinder 12 is shown as retracted, so that the free end portion of the belt or strap can be readily connected therewith in themannerdescribed. It will be clear, therefore, that on relative separation for instance by a strain of the two end portions of the belt, what'l have considered the free end portion thereof or that on the right in Fig. 3 will obviously bodily move the roller or cylinder 12 toward the right,

so that the belt or strap will be substantially impinged against the said front transverse bar 10. The greater the" pull on the belt in the manner set. forth, the greater will be the pressure thereof against the said front transverse bar. To release thebelt-or strap it will be necessary to movethe roller or cylinder 12 rearwardly .or towardthe left in Fig. 3, and this can be accomplished'by pressing in the requisite direction the end 7 portion 15 toward the left in Fig. 3.

What I claim is; Abuckle comprising opposite parallel side members having transverselyregistering longitudinally extending slots, a rear trans verse bar rigid with-the side members and the under surface of which. is spaced from the lower surfaces of said side members and against which an end portion of a strap may fit, a second transverse bar connecting'the side members, above the other transverse bar, and around which said strap-end portion may be looped, a front. transverse bar connecting the side members and below the front ends of said registering slots, and a a I GEORGE w. TROOP:

In testimony whereof afiix my signature 1 in the presence of two witnesses. 

